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Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-31
live Stock Notes.

Live Stock Notes.
Quality Of hogs poor.
About everything sold.
hog market about steady.
Cattle market unchanged.
Liberal receipts for Saturday.
o. NJ. Young, Berlin, Neb, sold o load of
213-lb hogs at $3.50.
George +. steiner, Fairfield, Ia, was in
looking over the market
NJ. II. Jeffrey, Osceola, was at the yards
and marketed load of hogs.
ii. B. Miller, Wayne. was In ana marketed
two loads of hogs of his own feeding.
c. Way, Ord, was In with hogs and re-
ports that they are still paying Omaha prices.
Mr. Robertson, of the firm of Robertson &
Nation, Blue Springs, came in with load of
butcher stock.
A. q. Virgin, of the firm of Virgin g. Nell
son, was in with three loads of cattle and
load OF hogs.
Henry Lincoln, the Chicago hog buyer for
Squires Il Co., stopped off here on his return
from the west
J.. II. Johnston, the w9p-known. stockman
of Blair marketed two loads of hogs. One
load of 23S Id hogs brought $3.50.
j. II. Porter, of j. II. Porter q Co., old
time shippers to the Kansas City market
from Wichita, kan.. was in looking over the
yards with view OF shipping here in the
future.
Among those having stock on the market
were the following: A. Dexter, Arlington;
Green & b., Greenwood; +. Blake, Ayr. II.
f. PalmertOn, Wilcox; NJ. G. Smith, Hill
dreth; Smell 4 A., Ashland; f. Kropf,
Schuyler; j. Anderson, Columbus; Hale Il
Way, Ord; j. W. Conn. Plattsmouth; Patter-
son IL b., Council Bluffs; Bell Il Cross, Car
son; Vandrutf Bros, Bradshaw; McCloud &
Price, Waco; w. Y. Pollard, Aurora; j.
Buck, Crete; Snowden & d., Rayenna; N.
BrOmfeld; G. l.. Smith, Ulysses.
The following had stock on the market
T. w. Lowry, Firth; James Cummings, Tai
mage; j. G: Smith, Blair; G.. Groyesner,
Tekalnah; Harrington & Son, p. McMullen,
LYONS; r. Blaco, Kennard; latta & G.,
Craig; J. Askwig & Co, Oakland; Findlay
q A., Marne, Ia; j. E. Dorsey, North Bend;
Bay State l.. 8. Co., Bay State; j. l.. Steph-
ems, Waterloo; p. Murphy, Rogers; Dover &,
g.. Newman Grove: Sheppard u b., Creig-
ton; Ley Il Peters, Stanton; Fuller S. & F.,
Lindsay; Reno s. & D., Elgin; Packard L..
3 G: Co., Creighton; G. G. Clifton, Cedar
Bluffs.
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VaIuable statIstios Collected by the

valuable Statistics collected by the
New York "Comme er cial Gazette"
The following data regarding the term
of credit allowed In different countries
are derived from reports of United States
cOnsuls, published by the government:
1t appears that in Germany the credit
system is very widespread, and that the
purchasers IN settling their accounts are
generally much longer than in France
and England. Nearly every commercial :.
and manufacturing branch of business
has its own particular terms of credit.
and there is no uniformity In this re.
spect.
In Engl and the payment of the price
of the goo DIS delivered is required at the
end of three months, dating from the day
of shipment.
In France four months acce ptance
invoice.
In Italy but little credit is done. and
none without good security being gwen.
In Spain four-iifths of tho transactions
are done on a cash basis, while in POrtu.
gal great liberality is shown and quite q
long credit is usually allowed.
In Austria it is scarcely possible to do
business without allowing very long
credit, which is nearly always one Of six
months.
In Turkey, even objects of prime ne
cesslty are sold on credit and in this
country as well as in Russia, the time
allowed is in most cases twelve months.
In Canada settlements are made at the
end of thirty days, with discount of
per cent. Sometimes credit of from
three to six months is allowed but in this
case there is no discount.
In Mexico the large commercial houses
willingly give credit of from six 10 eight
months and in the retail trade longer
terms are given customers in which to
settle their accounts.
In Costa Rlca credit of from six to
twelve month is given in case of merchan-
disc imported from Europe, in order that
the goods may be easily and quickly dis
posed of. But since this system Of credit
has often left to losses, it Is now being
given up.
In Cuba the time fixed for payment is
generally from four to five months after
the delivery of tho goods
The consul general of the United States
at Rio states that of the greatest draw.
backs to commercial intercourse with
Brazil resides'n the necessity of allow
ing too long II credit. At Rio JaneirO, as
at Buenus Ayres, minimum credit is SIX
months.
In The Bermudas accounts are settled
but once year. The Both of June is the
day usually fixed for the payments.
In Asia Minor credit Of but two or
three weeks is in most cases all that Is
allowed.
In China it is not customary to give
credit. Money is obtained from lenders,
who exact an interest OF from To IL per
cent Business is nearly always con-
Quoted upon the cash basis.
In Australia a credit of six months IL
generally allowed.
David McGrannahan of Yellowstone,
Lafayette county, Wis, is man of rare
! nerve. While reaching to pick up "A
| board from the tail grass a rattlespake
| bit him on the end OF the finger. With
| one blow OF the hatchet he amputated
| the tinger in about half 4 second after il
, was bitten. Then he paid attention 10
the snake and cut him into small pieces.
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beans, per case, sl.7O: , 10 lima beans, pei
case, Sl.60; 9 ID marrowfat peas, per case,
s2.Ao9s.5o; ID early June peas. per case,
?ss',,s;s slb tomatoes ss+'saSo; BIB corn,
PRov1sroNs--Aams, laCai2,sc; breakfast
bacon, 10l6l0,sc; bacon sides i2kdl2,Sc;
dry salt, stgsSc; shoulders, 7xc: dried beef
hams, lssl.c; dried beef regular is'sc ;hans,
wOoDENwA ARH-Two-ho hoop pals, per doS
Sl.4s; s.hoop pals, sl,6s; No. 1 tub $3.50;
Sosrds SS tsae s'@ s;orisS Ns Sow's sno sc' Wash;
churns, 50; No. churns, IS; No. 3 churns,
81.
SrARcn-Mirror Gloss. ssic; Graves Corn,
o1s; OswssS Gloss; M Ici 9sWWeSo W Corn Or 1c
., 81; heavy stable. s4
,sYRrr-No. 20, +Sallon kegs, si.saal.sS;
New Orleans, per gallon, Sscf46c; maple
syrup half Sbls; .,old time" per M gallon TSS;
cans, per doz, $3.50: quart cans, $500
CANpY-Mixed, sh@llc; stick, sk@9hc:
CRAcKERs-G Garneau's soda, butter and
picnic, 4tscc; creams, 71Sc; ginger snaps, ne;
''is FlSSHssn'Medlum, THHi in bpls, 500; do in
half bbls, S4.00; small. in bbls, $50; do In
half bbls. stso; gherkns, In bbls, 5000; do IN
s,sc; write extra {, 5ssaSslc; extra g. 6,{a
powdered, 1ISbc.
evapo1a nsaS frTsApP3ss e rnsp nsv raspssss ss ss
eyaporated, a7@ssc; Black berries, evaporated,
9,lCd9lSc; pitted cherries, ll]s@l2c; peaches,
new, VS., 7l4c;- -evaporatsd peeled peaches,
o ssaP%s%sss pp"nss se asssF eron Ss~ ss,i'G s rat
sins, London layers, SI.75; California, loose
mmscatels, 81 .65; new Valencias, 7lSc.
REFINED LARp-Tierce. &c; ao,lb square
cans, &c; 5O-lb round, &C; 20-lb round,
b-lh S.I
Observation-Disclosures Climax. SIC; splen.
did, 3sc; Mechanics Delight 40c; Leggett q
mond's Horse Shoe, SIC; T. j., sic; Sors's
Spearhead, SIC.
TEAs-Japa n. per Id. eo@5oc; gunpowder,
25@SOc; Young Tyson. 30@5Oc; Congou, CSC
zoe; Oolong, 3O@G5c.
General Markets.
SPIRITs-Cologne spirits, lSS proof, Ito;
DO ioi proof i; spirits, sscoSd Quality
1ss proof. So. 10 per wine gallon. Redistilled
WHISTLES, Si.O0tel.5O. Gin blended. Sl.50(0
200; kentucky bourbons. Sa0O96,oo; Ken
%dsn aSS SSs,f and
SL5003.OO. Brandies, imported, $5;OO9S50;
domestic, 81. l.SO(ee3.0O Gins, imported. $45O9
600; domestic, Sl.25C13.0O. Champagnes. Inn
ported, per case, sss.Oo@ss.oo; American, per
HIDEs-Green butchers, ok@sc; green
cured, 7]6c; dry flint, 1l@l2c; dry salt, 90
lOc; green calf skins, nc; damaged hides,
two-thirds price Tallow--8c. Greasc-Prime
white &c; yellow. %; brown, lhc. Sheep
pelts, 25QI75c.
HEAVY HARpwARE-lron, rate, $e.7o;
pOw steel, special cast, 41sc; cTucible steel
exc; cast tools, do, l2QGl5c; wa,on spokes,
per set s., 2,OO0a 50; hubs, per set, sl.25; fel'
axles, each, 7bc; square nuts, per lb, 6@7c;
coil chain, per ID, 8lS6l3c; malleable, SNl0c;
iron wedges, &c; crowbars, &C.; harrow teeth,
shoes S475; Burdens mule shoes. S5.75.
Baroed WIRE in car lots, $500 per 100 lbs.
Iron nails, rates. 10 to 80 $2.60; steel nails,
$2.75
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YESTERDAYS QUOTATIONS

.MoNEY-On call easy at 4Q5 per cent,
closed offered at 5 per cent
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-5I596 per
cent.
STERLING ExcHANaE-Active and unset
tied; actual business at S4S2k for sixty day
bills and SASzx for demand.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-31
Hogs.

The receipts of hogs were liberal for the
head over yesterday. The quality of the hogs
was not as good as yesterday by consider
able. The market opened wi tn the buyers
trying to buy about SC lower than on yester-
day. While few loads may have been sold
that much lower. 1t is to be doubted If the
market could be called SC lower. when the
quality of the hogs was taken into considera-
ton. The top to-day was s525 and there was
nothing sold Yesterday above that. Every.
thing was sold out early in the day.
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Shipments.
Weekly Receipts.

All sales OF stock IN TINS market are made
per cwt. live weight unless otherwise stated.
Dead hogs sell at 1Sc per ID. for all weights
"Skins," or hogs weighing less than 100 lbs.
no value. Pregnant sOws are dUcked 40 lbs.
and stays 80 lbs by the public Inspector
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-31
OMAHA LIVE STOCK.
Saturday, July 80
Cattle.

There was q falling off In the run of cattle
to-day of 300 head as compared with yester-
day. There were no especially new features
in the market. There was very fair de-
mand for good corn fed native steers at about
steady prices. Butchers stock was slow with
q light demand.
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Guarded BY a Corpse,

Vaquira (Neb.) Enterprises: In the
Squaw Peak range,A T., is a cave which
no prospector has the nerve to attempt
to explore, on account of it beng guarded
by ghost. In the entrance sits thing
that looks like the corpse of an Indian
woman. In 1868 party of whites found
the cave filled with ronto Indians, whom
they attacked and murdered. Since then
no one has the courage to try to enter the
cave because of the tnlng that sits in the
door. Last week George Matthews and
his partner. named McCloud, being in the
range, concluded to have look at the
Squaw cave, not having any faith in the
stories told of it. The cave is situated
under the highest butte of the Squaw
Peak range. They found it and just took
one look at the thing sitting in its mouth.
Matthews declares there is not enough
money in Maricopa county to pay him to
60 there again. aud his partner, cCloud,
has not stopped running since-at least
he has no, been seen since that time.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-31

Corn. Du lSO,UUU So.UO
Oats, bu. .2l1 900 Ill, 900
Rye, bu. ............. 1900 1000
Barley bu 1000 1000
New York. July 3d. -Wheat-Recelpts.
$1,000; exports pa. 100: spot lots declined
149lc md options M@s4c, closing heavy at
ss16c; No. red nominal; No. ? red, 77}sc
in elevator: SO149Slc delivered, T91Sc t. o. b. {;
August closing at 7Ss4c.
Corn-Spot lots very dull and a shade
ports, sa,4oo; ungraded, 45fS4sc; No. =
at 45c.
Oats--1s@1ic lower; receipts. 4o,oOo; ex-
ports, co.; mixed western, 32(93oc; white
Petroleum-Steady; United, 571lc.
Eggs-Light demand; western, 12(014x.
POrk-Dull and more or less nominal.
Lard-Dull; western steam was quoted at
Butter-Frmer, with fair demand; west
ern, l5(9221tc; western creamery, l702211c.
Cheese-Quiet; western factOry,5QS1sc.
Minneapolis, July 30.-Wheat-Cl Closed
weak and dull: No. hard, August, 71c; Sep
September, Tic; No. northern, August, Csc !;
September 69c. On track: No. l bard, 73c; |;
No. northern, re; No. northern, roc.
FlourmMarket quiet; patents, $4.lo@4.9o;
Receipts-Wheat, 7S0o0
Shipments-WheaL2 1000 bu; flour, "a, 400
bb)s.
Liverpool, July O.-Wheat-Quiet with
demand poor; holders offer moderately.
Corn Quiet but steady, with demand
poor.
New Orleans, July 3O.-Corn-Firmer;
mixed, 4711S6s4Sc: white, Sc.
Oats,Dull and Dropping At s4k@s5c.
Corn Me&l-Frmer at $2.25.
HoI Products-Dull and dI0oping.
Pork-$l5.50.
Lard-$6.621S.
Bulk Meats:.ssh1ou!ders. $3.50; long clear
Milwaukee. July 30 Wheat-Dull;
Corn-Dull; No. 8. 3Sl3c.
Rye-DroOping; No. 1, 4Sc.
Barley-LOwer; September, CSC
PrOvisions-Quiet; mess pork July, S15.00.
Cincinnati. July 80. - Wheat - Dull;
No. 2 red, re.
Corn-Fair demand withe market steady;
No. 2mixed, 4l4c.
Oats-Qulet; No. Q old. mixed. 301fc.
Rye-Demand moderate; No. q 47c.
Pork-Easy at $3.50
Lard-Scarce at $685..
WhIsky-Steady at $l.O5.
st. Louis, July 90. - Wheat - Dull
Oats-Weak; cash, 2s14c; September,
Corn-Firm: cash. 34s<c; September, s51Sc
Pork-Steady at $3.50.
Lard-Higher at $6.35.
Whsky-SL05.
Butter y nchanged; creamery, 1992sc;
dairy, l4@19c.
Aansas City. July 30. = Wheat-Dull
No. red cash, Gle bid, 82c asked.
COrn-Steady No. ., cash, 33l4c bid, 331st
asked; July, 333sc! August, 332<c.
Oats-NO. cash, 2l&c.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-31

Duluth claims population OF %, 900 &C
cording to its city directory. b..
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OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS.
General Produce.

Saturday, July 80.
The follo,Otng are the prices at Wlltch
round lots of produce arc sold In this mar.
ket.
EGGs-The receipts continue light and the
market Is firm at lie.
BUTTER-The receipts are lighter than
they have been for some time. Choice butter
is extremely scarce and is bringing high
l4@l6c per pound, fair to good, 1l9l3c; in
CHEEss~Fancy full cream cheddars,
single. loo; full cream twins, lO}fc; Young
new, 12c; Limburger, 100 lbs, In case, new,
lie; SWISS fancy Ohio, new. l0c.
PoULTRY-'rhere is very fair demand for
good stock. Old fowls sell well, II choice, at
sSeogs5. s5 eogss 80 Largo spring chickens sell at
PoTAToEs-The receipts of potatoes dur.
ing the past few days have been very light
and the market is little tirmer, good stock
moving at 60(965c.
BERRIEs-The market is almost bare of
berries of all kinds, and only an occasional
shipment Is received.
ToMAToEs--HOme grown stock has not
abundance of Missouri stock. Good stock is
moving at Sl.5O per bushel.
LEMONs-Tiere are some very fancy large
Maori lemons on the market which are sell
Ing at 500 os Choiee Ice Messlna lemons are
BANANAs-Cho green bunclA1 are
firm at x3.OO(G4OO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. S2O.0O(0250O per
hundred. Muskmel0ns are S2.00 per dozen
for fair stock.
PEAoHEs-The market is, we'll supplied
with California stock WEIGH is selling at
$l50(Ql.75 per box.
PLUMs--GOod California plums are mov-
iny at Sl.50(8l.75 per box.
PEARs-Tnere is q large supply Of very
good pears in the market; choice Bartlett
pears are going at So 50(92. 10 per box
APPLEs-Good Missouri stock Is selling al
S250(6S.OO, according to quality.
cry coming in, which sells at 35(0i0c per dOz
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-31

Minnesota was credited On the rolls of
the war department with having
furnished during the war 24.020 men.
The records of the pension office show
that there are on the pension rolls 6,307
pension residents of the state These
pensioners receive each month $5S, 49,. 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-31
PRODUCE MARKETS,

Chicago. July 3O-Followlng quotations
are the $3.50 closing figures:
FlOur-Steady and unchanged.
Wheat-Weak with limited demand;
opened sc lower and closed s4c below yes
terday; cash. 81 l3-16c; September, 60 1l.l6c;
October, 7lxc.
COrn-Ruled quiet the greater part Of the
session with the feeling easier, closing 1sta
Ac below yesterday; cash, 371sc; September,
80 13.l6c; October, 394c.
Oats-Declned H@4c as compared with
yesterday; cash, 24}11c; September 25lsc; May,
30sSc.
Rye-Dull at 44c.
Barley-Easy; September, 65]<c.
Prime Timothy Seeu-S220.
Flax Seed-S1.06I.
Whisky-S1.lO.
Pork-Dull and unchanged; cash, $500.
Lard-Qulet and steady with a slight
change; cash, $6.5715; September, $685.
@6. 70; October, 6.75(96. 77li.
Bulk Meats-Shoulders, S. S09a9O; short
clear, SS.40(dS. As; short ribs, 3S0711.
Butter-Firm; creamery, l7923c; dairy,
140019c.
Cheese-Easier; full cream cheddars 9@
9l1c; flats, 9l4C99lSc; Young Americas, 9$4@
101c; skins, 61<97c.
Eggs-Dull and unsettled at 10@11c.
Hides-Steady; heavy green saltet; 7h.c;
light do. 72+@Sc; sailed bull hides. &c,
green salted calf, &c; dry flint, 124pl3c; dry
calf, 13@l4c; deacons 4Oc each; dry salted.
1Oc.
Tallow-Steady: No. 1 country, solid,
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Grocer's List.

COFFEE Ordinary grades, 1fa2OHc; fair
green and yellow, 23@25c; Old government
Java, 2}Q92Sc; interior Java, 2i0p26c; Mocha
2S93oc; Arbucke's. roasted, 25l4c; McLaugh,
Inns XXXX, 254c; Dilworth's, 25c; Red
Cross, 25I4c.
CANNED GoOps-Oysters, standard, per
case, So 9O,93. 10; Strawberries, 2 ID, per case,
S2.4oCs3. .45; raspberries, 3 ID, per case, $4,000
2.45; California pears, per case si.5o'a+4O;
apricots, per case, S3.5Old360; peaches per
case, S4.9o(15. 90; white cherries, per ease,
$3.50 plums, per case, So 4o0p3J0: blue
berries, per case xl.S5: egg plums, z
ID. per case, s2.5o; .pineappless, = 10,
Sl.S5; Id salmon, per doz. Sl55oi.6r 10 -,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-31
Receipts.

There, were none in ana nothing doing on
the market.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-31

There is law in Washington territory
compelling the teachers of public schools
to teach physiology and hygiene. and il
they do not teach the same they cannot
draw school money; also, il the pupils
will not study those studies they can be
expelled from the school.
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Prevailing Prices.

Cattle. '...................'.. 4ot
uOS5.... ....... ......,....... o,OVt
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HE OMAHA DAILY SUNDAY. JULY
Represeutativo safes

Good to choice heavy hoes...... B.l59625
Good to choice mixed hogs. b.o5(S5.O
Represeutaavs Saiea
NATIVE STEERS.
No. Av, Pr, No. Av. Pr.
&....i0S7 SST5 6S.,..l5s2 $500
g.. V4I s2.6s
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-31
Personal.


Mr.. George ". Ames is in Buffalo, MY.
Mr.. c. S. Raymond has returned from
the east.
Miss Helen l.. Hume arrived home
Tuesday.
Mr.. N. ID. Alien has returned from Kan.
sas City.
Mrs. S. s. Feikev is visiting relatives.in
Chicago.
Mrs. l. W. Miner will 60 to Spirit Lake
tomorrow.
Edgar W. Bishop, of Quincy, Ill.,, has
returned home.
Adolph Meyer returned from Spirit
Lake Tuesday.
Mr.. Levi Carter left Monday evening
for Rawlins, Wyo.
Mr. Charles Ogden went to Chicago
Monday evening.
Mr. w. S. Redman. Of the revenue
Office. is at Spirit Lake.
Byron Reed and family we mt to Den
yer Tuesday morning.
Mrs. +. O. McShane and daughters
have gone to Spirit Lake.
The Misses Trueman, of London, Eng,
were IN the city Thursday.
Miss May Harrigan, of Marysyille, Mo-,
is visiting friends 10 the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-31
CREDIT IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES

White cedar, in, vs., l2>ic; 0 In. qrs.. 1lc
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Gum-Chewers.

There is ludicrous habit in this
country, which shows how childish
some people are 1t is that of chewing
gum. l remember that Stephenson,
the novelist, in his "Silverado Squatters"
mentions that his gigantic Apollo in
the foothills chewcd gum and spat. 1t
is, | think. habit imported from Mis-
souri,, or else it was acquired among
the foothills when tobacco was scarce.
But grown up Yankee people have en-
gagged at the pleasure. A somewhat
noted Massachusetts, professor, who
had lived here several years, was sur
prised because did not chew gum. At
Los Angeles | did favor for a San
Francisco practical politician-that is,
| wrote for him letter which he him
self could not write. / had acquired a
toothache from drinking too much ice
water. and seeing him take out a silver
plated box. asked him for bit Of the
tobacco "It's gum" he said.-San
Francisco Cor. New York. World.
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objection that seemed to have weight
with the other members OF the board,
as nothing more was said about this
plan.
"Well," said Mr.. Dill, "why couldn't
we say that the boy that got the fust
licken' had to build the fires until some.
body else got licked, and so on?"
"But what would we do while we was
waitin fer some doy TO git licked in
the first placer" said Mr.. Dillworthy,
with wise forethought.
overnight haveit understood tween
us an the teacher that she had to lick
some boy the fust day. I'd jess as
leave rs not she'd tan my boy Bill
down fust day rs not. He never gifts
a lick amiss."
But Mr.. Dillworthy's innocent and
unsuspecting son Bill was saved from
the ''lickin' proposed by his atfec.
tionate father through the medium OF
brilliant thought that struck Mr..
Cratchett.
81 know jst what to do" he said.
Were goin to burn white oak wood
this winter, an they amt no ashes
makes as good soft soap as white oak.
And them kind O. ashes kin be sold
fer ten cents bushel. aint no man.
ner O. doubt we kin GIT boy who'll
build them fires fer the ashes, gintle.
men, fer the ashes"
"And it'll be big pay" said Mr.. Dill,
in gleeful acquiescence.
$50 it will" said Mr.. Dilworthy.
"Td take the job myself, or I'd make
my Bill do it, il we hadn't so much
st ock.feeding to do this winter"
A boy was found to do the work
for the compensation named, and
only that boy knows with what pains.
taking care those ashes were garnered
away in barrels that winter. He
sold the ashes, and the next winter he
had new pair OF skates as the result
OF his labor.
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What a House VIII Cost.

There is an old saying that fools
build houses and wise men live in
them. Whenever man of moderate
means decided TO have home of his
own, planned TO meet individual re-
auircments and fashioned according to
his lasts, he is reminded both by eau
tious and by cnvious neighbors of this
disagreeable proverb. II he turns to
the pages of any standard Great
Truths by Great Authors" he will
find recorded such warnings rs this:
.'Never build house after YOU are 40;
have five years income in hand before
You lay brick. and always calculate
the expense at double the estimate. "
His acquaintance. giving him the ben.
eft OF their own experience in build
ing, will assure him that the actual
cost invariably overlaps the original es-
Inmates. II candid architect be con-
suited he will confess that nobody can
tell what a house Will cost until IL is
built, since there are unknown guam
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-07
An Old-Time SCHOOL, Board.

The following amusing story ID an
excellent illustration OF the difference
between old and new educational
methods and expenditures. 1t also
proves that the boys OF the olden
time paid dearly for the things that
gave pleasure. The school.board OF
the Pine Ridge District had met to dis
cuss methods OF economy in conduct
ing the winter term of school, since it
was evident that the teachers salary
OF three dollars and twenty-five cents
a week would exhaust the amount OF
cash in the school treasury before the
end OF the usual four months term, If
demands were made upon it for Incl.
dental expenses.
The teacher being n woman, it had
been the custom OF the board to pay
boy the munifcent salary OF twenty
cents a week for building the fire and
sweeping the house.
Now" SAID Mr.. Aaron Cratchett,
president of the board, "kaint we de-
wise and construct some means ofsay-
in the deestrict this here twenty cents
a week? 1t mounts to e'namost four
dollars for the term, and we kin i'll
afford to pay it."
"That's So" said Hiram Dillworthy,
solemnly. "Ain't there boys that'd
do it fer say ten cents a week? a boy
amt nothin' to do but scratch round
little in the snow, and git his wood
an kindlin' out an cut up, an his
fires goin' in no time.
1--WE ort to be able to find boy
that'd do it for the splendid exercise
it'd give him." said Jonas Dill, the
most economical of the trio that
formed the board. How would it do
to have it rule that the boy who
got there first IN the morning had to
build the fret"
"Tm a leetle afeerd that wouldn't
work." said Mr.. Cratchett, donbtfully.
"Tm afeerd there wouldn't be any OF
'em fust 70 cit there" an illogical